CommercialEmbraer Selects More Suppliers for Second Generation E-Jets Embraer added new component suppliers for its next generation of E-Jets, as the airframe manufacturer looks to begin integrating more systems into the aircraft. Rockwell Collins will provide the electronic controls…
CommercialBAE Systems, EMTEQ Partner on IntelliCabin BAE Systems has a new agreement with cabin connectivity and lighting solutions provider EMTEQ to collaborate on the development of IntelliCabin, an integrated cabin management system designed for commercial aircraft. Intellicabin,…
CommercialFCC Looks to Improve In-Flight Connectivity In-flight connectivity could be faster and accessible to more commercial and business aircraft in a few years, under a proposal from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a terrestrial-based air-to-ground mobile broadband service…
ATM ModernizationFAA Reverses Decision on Closing 149 ATC Towers FAA will not close the 149 contract air traffic control (ATC) towers that were scheduled for closure in June due the sequester, according to a statement issued by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood…
CommercialGeneral Atomics Receives $110 Million for Army UAS Support The U.S. Army issued a $110 million contract to Poway, Calif.-based General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) to provide support for its fleet of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). (Gray Eagle UAS.…
Embedded AvionicsBoeing Gives B-52s a Digital Overhaul The U.S. Air Force's B-52 Stratofortress fleet is receiving a major digital upgrade from Boeing, helping the airframe manufacturer to provide a foundation for continued modernization of the military's longest serving bomber…
ATM ModernizationNAV Canada Looks to Modernize Canadian Airspace Nav Canada has a new agreement with Boeing Digital Aviation subsidiary Jeppesen to bring area navigation (RNAV) and required navigation performance (RNP) instrument flight procedures to the Canadian airspace. Working with…
CommercialEasyJet to Flight Test Ash-Detection System U.K.-based low cost carrier EasyJet, with Airbus and Norwegian research company Nicarnica Aviation, is ready to perform flight tests for an airborne volcanic ash detection system called Airborne Volcanic Object Identifier and…